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Ohio's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 3rd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Democrat Joyce Beatty won the election.[1]
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Primary: Ohio has a mostly closed primary system, in which voters must vote in the same party's primary as in the previous election, or register with the other party to switch.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 5. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.[2]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mike Turner (R), who has served since 2003.
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. Ohio's 3rd Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes portions of Franklin county.[3]
Candidates
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General election candidates
March 6, 2012 primary results
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Joyce Beatty |
68.3% | 201,897 | |
| Republican | Chris Long | 26.3% | 77,901 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Ehrbar III | 3.2% | 9,462 | |
| Green | Bob Fitrakis | 2.2% | 6,387 | |
| Total Votes | 295,647 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Democratic Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Joyce Beatty |
38.3% | 15,848 |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | 34.7% | 14,369 |
| Priscilla Tyson | 15.1% | 6,244 |
| Ted Celeste | 11.8% | 4,895 |
| Total Votes | 41,356 | |
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Chris Long |
57.5% | 16,711 |
| John Adams | 42.5% | 12,335 |
| Total Votes | 29,046 | |
Race background
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[11] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[11]
Impact of Redistricting
- See also Redistricting in Ohio
On September 26, 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) signed into law the state's new redistricting plan.[12]
Turner chose to run in a new district that forced him to run in a primary against Rep. Steve Austria (R), who previously represented the 7th District.
The 3rd District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[13][14]
- 11 percent from the 7th Congressional District
- 53 percent from the 12th Congressional District
- 36 percent from the 15th Congressional District
Registration statistics
As of October 29, 2012, District 3 had the following partisan registration breakdown according to the Ohio Secretary of State:
| Ohio Congressional District 3[15] | |||||||
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| Congressional District | District Total | Democrats | Republicans | Other & Unaffiliated | Advantage | Party Advantage | Change in Advantage from 2010 |
| District 3 | 446,971 | 63,784 | 51,662 | 331,525 | Democratic | 23.46% | N/A |
| "Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only. | |||||||
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Ohio's 3rd District became more Democratic because of redistricting.[16]
- 2012: 64D / 36R
- 2010: 42D / 58R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Ohio's 3rd Congressional District has a PVI of D+14, which is the 77th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 68-32 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 62-38 percent over George W. Bush (R).[17]
Campaign contributions
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are candidate reports.
Joyce Beatty
| Joyce Beatty (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | March 31, 2012 | $48,896.41 | $151,657.89 | $(128,445.40) | $72,108.90 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15 | $72,108.90 | $123,920.40 | $(68,019.97) | $128,009.33 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $275,578.29 | $(196,465.37) | ||||||||
Chris Long
| Chris Long (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $6,251.94 | $(4,943.76) | $1,308.18 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15 | $1,308.18 | $9,140.00 | $(4,670.98) | $5,777.20 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $15,391.94 | $(9,614.74) | ||||||||
Bob Fitrakis
As of October 4, 2012, Fitrakis did not have any contribution reports on file with the Federal Election Commission
Richard Ehrbar III
As of October 4, 2012, Ehrbar did not have any contribution reports on file with the Federal Election Commission
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Mike Turner (R) won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Joe Roberts (D).[22]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Turner Incumbent |
68.1% | 152,629 | |
| Democratic | Joe Roberts | 31.9% | 71,455 | |
| Total Votes | 224,084 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012
External links
- Joyce Beatty Campaign Website
- Ted Celeste Campaign Website
- Mary Jo Kilroy Campaign Website
- Priscilla Tyson Campaign Website
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "FAQ," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ WOSU NPR "Filing Deadline Brings Surprises Along With Candidates," December 8, 2011
- ↑ The Hill Former Rep. Kilroy to run for House December 2, 2011
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch December 2, 2011
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch "Candidates lining up to run in 2012," December 8, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Secretary of State of Ohio "Candidates for US Representative Primary," Created February 7, 2012
- ↑ wosu.org "New Congressional Map Draws New Candidates" accessed February 3, 2012
- ↑ Thisweeknews.com "Reynoldsburg's Long begins campaign for U.S. House seat" accessed January 16, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Dayton Daily News December 2, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Ohio's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Precinct-By-Precinct Data," March 6, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Ohio," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joyce Beatty April Quarterly," accessed October 4, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Joyce Beatty July Quarterly," accessed October 4, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Long April Quarterly," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Long July Quarterly," accessed October 4, 2012
- ↑ Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010
